VMI at Georgetown

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  The Washington times, Washington [D.C.], November 20, 1910, page 19

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  SURPRISE SPRUNG ON BLUE AND GRAY Virginia Military Institute First Southern Team to Score on Georgetown. For the first time this season the Georgetown University football eleven had her goal line crossed by a Southern team. Virginia Military Institute turning the trick The final cou.at was 4 TO s. The visitors were considered TO be a much inferior eleven to the Blue and Cray, and indeed IL looked like a walk over when in the first thirty seconds o. play, when Costello ran sixty-five yards for a touchdown. but before the game was over it became evident that George town was Up against o real team and enc that would be hard to beat In the third period the Virginia Mill tary eleven tied the score. and were out playing the Georgetown team when Walsh, who has not been playing on &C court Of injuries, was sent into the cams In the fourth period on the sec end play he kicked a goal from the field from the thirty-five-yard line, thereby giving Georgetown three-point advantage. With a few minutes to play, Dunn an other injured regular, was sent into the game and carried the ball over for q touchdown. Georgetown lacked the same dash and team work she displayed against Virginia Her line was weaker, and her backs were unable to penetrate tn visitors defense to any degree OF Re clarity

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Georgetown leads 3–⁠1 in four meetings, counting the two since this game.